>> When you die you take absolutely nothing with you except your reputation. >Is this saying that your reputation dies with you? I don't get this, surely peopl

>> When you die you take absolutely nothing with you except your reputation. >Is this saying that your reputation dies with you? I don't get this, surely people will remember how you acted when you were alive. I'm probably taking it too literally. I interpret this the other way around: nothing you gain in life matters/retains value/sticks (to you?) after you die except your reputation